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Glancing skyward at a gas station sign, it's not hard to be troubled and discouraged by the soaring price of petroleum these days.
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Teacher-student sex scandals reveal something wrong with schools
"No more homework, no more books. No more teacher's dirty looks." Headlines in recent news have completely coined a new meaning for this last phrase.
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Workers' rights an issue of morality
I am writing in response to the editorial "Sign up" (SN 3/21). I just wanted to express my thanks to The State News for taking a position on this issue and bringing it to the attention of members of the student body who may not have been familiar with it.
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Private property should stay private
I am writing in response to the editorial titled "Coast conflict" (SN 3/18). The ignorance of the author is so blatant I was rather stunned to see the article in print. First of all, I want to state for the record that I agree with the idea that anyone should be allowed to utilize public property, provided they use it properly.
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Search for lighthearted subject matter leads to drinking, Pink Floyd
Not long ago, a random reader e-mailed that he'd grown weary of my joyless and monotone columns; he urged me to "lighten up" and write about something that made me happy.
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Too far
In recent years, the government has taken to making itself a part of people's most personal decisions. It's given views on issues such as abortion and a woman's right to control her body, the country's recognition of gay marriages and the extent of civil liberties and privacy. On Monday, U.S.
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State should not deny equal benefits
Marriage is an institution licensed and sanctioned by the state, recognized in the laws regarding inheritance, contracts and spousal privilege.
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Think ahead
Leasing dates have long been a thorn in the side of MSU students. Those departing for the summer worry about obtaining a subleaser so they won't have to pay high rental fees while they are away.
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Policy can't solve deeper problems
I would like to clear up a misconception propagated in Diane Hightower's letter "Affirmative action counteracts racism" (SN 3/16). She states that opposition to affirmative action stems from the belief that blacks are inherently inferior, and measures need to be taken to ensure equal access is granted.
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Sign up
In regard to clothing, your biggest worry shouldn't be what to wear. If you are like so many others on campus who proudly display MSU's moniker, you should be most concerned with where your clothes were made. About a hundred of your fellow students voiced their worry about that issue on Friday at the Administration Building.
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Free press
Regardless of one's religious or political bent, it can hardly be denied that the presence of varying viewpoints in the marketplace of ideas is generally a good thing.
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McPherson should have looked to MSU
I am very upset by the article "19th MSU president chooses artist for portrait" (SN 3/16). Actually, I am disappointed in the artist former MSU President M.
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Administrators are wrong to halt paper
Thank you, State News, for reporting on the case of blatant censorship happening at East Lansing High School "Local high school paper censored" (SN 3/18). Tyler Whitney should be commended for standing up for his beliefs and his right to express them, even with the threat of discipline from the school.
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Faculty must take steps to better accommodate inquiring students
Before I decided to attend MSU, several recruiters said to me, "this university is equipped with faculty that will go the extra mile for students and that welcome you into their offices with open arms." As each day passes and I continue to pursue my educational career at this intuition, I realize those statements are becoming more of a myth than fact. Here's my gripe. I'm interested in participating in a study abroad program to Australia.
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Rushdie's works are all ficticious
I hope it will never cease to amaze me how many ways MSU finds to broaden minds - if only through the actual practice of free speech.
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Copy errors take focus from articles
I'm sure The State News is a wonderful newspaper, but for as long as the front page throws stories with glaring and persistent typos at me (see the first sentence of the article "Plans set to move FCE dept.," (SN 3/14), for excellent examples), I'll probably never recognize it as one. For me to take you seriously, please take your copy editing seriously.
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Friends' concern can be beneficial
I am writing in response to the editorial "Take notice" (SN 3/17). From my own personal experience, I know how hard it is to admit that one has an eating disorder.
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Spring break journey reveals merits of helping out less fortunate
Claustrophobically crammed into a stiff little seat, miles above the ground in a jet plane, I am content.
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Affirmative action's original intent lost
I am responding to Diane Hightower's letter "Affirmative action counteracts racism" (SN 3/16). Affirmative action was not created for black people, but all minorities. Although the blacks have experienced much hatred and racism here in America and abroad, they are far from the only ethnic group to be discriminated against. Diane says that affirmative action "stems from the belief that blacks are inherently incapable of competing in institutions of higher learning and other intellectual arenas." This is quite possibly the worst, and most racist sounding, reason for affirmative action I have ever heard.
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Sound effects
Imagine a life devoid of music. It's not a pleasant thought. It's a proven fact that music enriches people's lives.